PaySchools Central
Lakota now uses PaySchools Central for its online payment portal for all fees and lunch balances. Any remaining balances on a student's EZpay account have been moved to PaySchools Central as of July 25, 2024. Parents and guardians should access PaySchools Central through OneLogin.
Frequently Asked Questions
- I'm having trouble creating an account for my student.
- How do I make a payment through PaySchools Central?
- Will I be charged a convenience fee for paying fees or adding meal balances through PaySchools Central?
- Can I pay student fees or add to a meal balance in person?
- I have questions about meal balances.
- I have questions about Pay-to-Participate fees.
- Am I able to see the transaction history from EZPay?
- Why can't I access PaySchools Central through the mobile app?
I'm having trouble creating an account for my student.
- How do I log into Lakota's PaySchools Central?
- The option to select Lakota Local (Butler County) is missing.
- How do I remove a student from a PaySchools Central account?
- I'm unable to find my student in PaySchools Central.
- My email address is already associated with another district's (ex: Butler Tech) PaySchools account. When I click the PaySchools Central tile on OneLogin, it takes me directly to the old account with no option to set up one for Lakota.
- How do I change my email address to set up a new PaySchools account?
How do I log into Lakota's PaySchools Central?
- PaySchools Central must be accessed through Lakota's OneLogin.
- Search for PaySchools in the search bar
- Select the PaySchools tile as shown in the picture above.
- If your OneLogin password has expired or you are having trouble accessing your account, please contact your school.
The option to select Lakota Local (Butler County) is missing.
- If you are registering your students, make sure that you are accessing PaySchools Central through Lakota's OneLogin. The PaySchools Central app is not supported by Lakota Local Schools.
- Once you have logged in and registered with PaySchools, select "Your Students" on the right side.
- Click the green button that says "Add Student/Staff."
- Select Ohio for the state.
- Select Lakota Local (Butler County) for the district.
- If you have a child that attends another school district (e.g., Butler Tech), then you will need to remove your child from that district to be able to register them with Lakota. Instructions for this are below.
- PaySchools requires unique email addresses for each school district. If your email address is registered with another PaySchools Central account for a different school district (e.g., Butler Tech), you must change the email address associated with your Lakota OneLogin account to ensure a unique email address is being used. You must update your email through FinalForms, available through OneLogin. Please note, it may take 24-48 hours for the new email address to be updated in PaySchools.
How do I remove a student from a PaySchools Central account?
If you are leaving a school district that had PaySchools Central, and no longer need the PaySchools Central account for that district, you can remove your children by following these instructions.
- Log into PaySchools Central using the login information for the district you are leaving.
- On the right-hand side, select "Your Students."
- Locate the student you would like to remove from this account and select the "X" on their tile.
I'm unable to find my student in PaySchools Central.
- PaySchools can only support one school district with each email address. If the email address associated with your parent/guardian Lakota OneLogin account has been used to sign up for an existing PaySchools Central account in another school district, the email address associated with Lakota’s OneLogin will need to be updated to a new email that has not been associated with any PaySchools Central accounts.
- There are two Lakota Local School Districts in Ohio. One in Butler County and one in Sandusky County. Here is how they are displayed in PaySchools Central:
- Lakota Local (Butler County) - This is our Lakota Local Schools and is the school district that parents should be looking for.
- Lakota Local SD - This is the Lakota Schools in Sandusky County. This not our Lakota. If you selected the wrong Lakota and a student was added, delete the student and go back through the "Add Student / Staff" process and select Lakota Local (Butler County) as the District.
- Lakota Local School District student ID numbers are six digits in length. If you need to find your student's ID number:
- Log in to PaySchools through your OneLogin account.
- Click the Home Access Center (HAC) tile.
- Select "Registration."
- Select the student.
- This page should have your student's ID number on it. If you are unable to locate the student ID number through HAC, please contact the office manager or bursar at your school.
My email address is already associated with another district's (ex: Butler Tech) PaySchools account. When I click the PaySchools Central tile on OneLogin, it takes me directly to the old account with no option to set up one for Lakota.
PaySchools requires unique email addresses for each school district. If your email address is registered with another PaySchools Central account for a different school district (e.g., Butler Tech), you must change the email address associated with your Lakota OneLogin account to ensure a unique email address is being used.
You can update your email address through FinalForms via OneLogin. It can take 24-48 hours for the updated email to reflect in PaySchools Central.
How do I change my email address to set up a new PaySchools account?
Parents and guardians must update their email address in FinalForms, which can be accessed through their OneLogin account.
Once you have logged into OneLogin, click on the FinalForms tile. You will then be directed to complete or update the forms for your contact information. This update may take 24-48 hours to process with PaySchools Central.
How do I make a payment through PaySchools Central?
To access, PaySchools Central, you must first log into Lakota OneLogin, then click on the PaySchools Central tile.
From the Dashboard screen go to the Payments Methods tab on the right hand side of the page.
On the next screen, click the “Add Payment Method” button. You can have multiple ACH (automated clearing house)/bank account information or credit/debit card accounts saved in the system at one time.
From the next screen, you will enter what type of payment method you would like to add.
ACH/banking information does not have a convenience fee when you go to the online checkout.
Credit/debit cards will have a convenience fee when you go to the online checkout. The fees will follow the rates listed below.
| Cafeteria (Breakfast & Lunch Accounts) | ||
| Type of Charge | Payment Amount | Convenience Fee |
| Credit/Debit Charge | Less than $25 | $1.65 per transaction |
| Credit/Debit Charge | $25-$50 | $2.00 per transaction |
| Credit/Debit Charge | Over $50 | 4.5% of the transaction amount |
| Student or Activity Fee | ||
| Type of Charge | Payment Amount | Convenience Fee |
| Credit/Debit Charge | Less than $25 | $1.65 per transaction |
| Credit/Debit Charge | $25-$50 | $2.00 per transaction |
| Credit/Debit Charge | Over $50 | 4.5% of the transaction amount |
Once you select your payment type, enter your account information. This will be saved in the system and you will be able to continue paying with the accounts you entered when you pay future fees or add money to your student's meal accounts.
Will I be charged a convenience fee for paying fees or adding meal balances through PaySchools Central?
Lakota is committed to providing parents a free option for paying fees or adding meal balances online. Choosing ACH/Check and adding a bank account for online payments will allow parents to add balances and pay fees with no additional convenience fees.
Below is PaySchools Central’s credit/debit card convenience fee structure
| Cafeteria (Breakfast & Lunch Accounts) | ||
| Type of Charge | Payment Amount | Convenience Fee |
| Credit/Debit Charge | Less than $25 | $1.65 per transaction |
| Credit/Debit Charge | $25-$50 | $2.00 per transaction |
| Credit/Debit Charge | Over $50 | 4.5% of the transaction amount |
| Student or Activity Fee | ||
| Type of Charge | Payment Amount | Convenience Fee |
| Credit/Debit Charge | Less than $25 | $1.65 per transaction |
| Credit/Debit Charge | $25-$50 | $2.00 per transaction |
| Credit/Debit Charge | Over $50 | 4.5% of the transaction amount |
Can I pay student fees or add to a meal balance in person?
- Student fees can be paid in person by students or parents at every school building in Lakota Local School District. Please visit the building’s Office Manager or Bursar to make payments on Student Fees or to add to Meal Balances.
- Payments in cash must be the exact amount as the buildings do not have the ability to provide change back.
- Meal balances can also be added through the cafeteria line using cash or check; however, change will not be provided. Any excess funds will be added to the student’s meal balance.
- Payment methods accepted by Office Staff or Bursar's Office:
- Cash
- Check
- Credit Card (not available in cafeteria lines)
I have questions about meal balances.
- How do I pay for Breakfast and/or Lunch at Lakota School District?
- Can parents transfer a meal account balance between students?
- Will funds left on my EZpay account transfer to my PaySchools Central account?
- Will account balance transfer requests sent at the end of the 2023-2024 school year follow through into PaySchools Central?
- Will the District allow meal charges to accumulate and charge parents periodically?
How do I pay for Breakfast and/or Lunch at Lakota School District?
Breakfast, lunch, and snack charges are processed through a Child Nutrition program called Titan. Any questions about the Titan program should be directed to the Child Nutrition department.
Can parents transfer a meal account balance between students?
Yes, balance transfers can be made by filling out this form and submitting it to the Child Nutrition department.
Will funds left on my EZpay account transfer to my PaySchools Central account?
- All meal balances paid on EZPay have been transferred over to PaySchools Central as of July 25, 2024.
- You are able to add additional funds to meal balance accounts through PaySchools Central.
- If a student graduated before the 2024-2025 school year, and they had a meal balance in their EZpay account, we are not able to move those funds to other students in PaySchools Central because the graduated student did not transfer to the new program.
- All account balances over $5 at graduation were refunded to the parent of record earlier this summer. For balances under $5, you can request for a refund of these balances through Lakota’s Child Nutrition Department.
- Select the link under the Refund or Movement of Funds heading.
- Complete the form and return it to the Child Nutrition department for processing.
- All account balances over $5 at graduation were refunded to the parent of record earlier this summer. For balances under $5, you can request for a refund of these balances through Lakota’s Child Nutrition Department.
Will account balance transfer requests sent at the end of the 2023-2024 school year follow through into PaySchools Central?
Yes, any balance transfer requests that have been sent in to the Child Nutrition department will still be processed and should be reflected in PaySchools Central. If you do not see that transfer reflected yet, please email Robin Rathnow in Child Nutrition.
Will the District allow meal charges to accumulate and charge parents periodically?
The district does not allow accumulated charges, same as years past. All charges will be updated daily to reflect the current meal balances of your children with Lakota School District. Please review Lakota’s Meal Charge Policy. If you have any questions about this policy, please reach out to our Child Nutrition Department.
I have questions about Pay-to-Participate fees.
Marching Band
- All Student Fees will be paid through PaySchools Central as of June 17, 2024.
- Due to the timing of the PaySchools transition, East High Marching Band and West High Marching Band are out of sync with the billing cycles. This will only affect the 2024-2025 fees.
- Participation fees increased for the 2024-2025 school year from $200 to $300 per participant.
- Both East and West have billed for the Marching Band Deposit for the 2024-2025 school year, which was billed at $100.
- West High has not billed the Participation Fee for Marching Band for the 2024-2025 school year. The Participation Fee will bill the remaining fee amount of $200.
- East High has already billed a portion of the Participation Fee but the bill amount was only for $100. We are currently working on billing for the remaining balance of the Participation fee of $100 to ensure all students are billed the $300 total for the Pay to Participate fees for 2024-2025 school year.
Fall Sports
- With the transition over to the new PaySchools Central fee payment platform, we have been working on assigning fees for Pay to Participate for fall sports. We are working on assigning the fees as soon as possible and have spoken with the Athletic Directors (ADs) of both East and West High on this timing of assigning the fees. The ADs are directing all coaches to give an additional grace period for parents to pay the fees as soon as the fees are assigned to the students’ accounts.
- Any additional information will be provided by the ADs once the fees are assigned for the fall season.
Am I able to see the transaction history from EZPay?
Unfortunately, the transaction history from EZpay does not carry over to PaySchools Central.
If there are questions about meal balance payment history, please reach out to Lakota's Child Nutrition department.
If there are questions about fee payments, please contact the office manager at the building where the fee originated.
Why can't I access PaySchools Central through the mobile app?
- The PaySchools Central mobile app is not supported for Lakota at this time. Please access PaySchools Central through your Lakota OneLogin account.
- At this time, PaySchools Central Support does not have a timeframe for when the mobile app will be supported for our district. We will update all parents as more news comes to us about the mobile app.